Dishwasher - Lake Highlands

Job Overview
Responsible for cleaning all dishes, smallwares, and glassware within the restaurant according to standards and expectations while maintaining a safe, clean and sanitary work area. Responsible for cleaning, setting and maintenance of tables.

Primary Responsibilities

- Live by a servant leadership philosophy to always serve others first.

- Understand, and comply with:

- All Company policies, procedures, and operating standards.

- All federal/state/local laws and ordinances.

- Maintain energy, enthusiasm, passion and P.R.I.D.E. throughout the shift.

- Perform the role of a Dishwasher.

- Maintain the dish machine with correct maintenance.

- Know the correct chemicals and levels for the dish machine.

- Be environmentally friendly with use of dish machine.

- Clean, sanitize and store all utensils and equipment properly.

- Maintain Oyster Tags, Crawfish, and make Peel & Eat Shrimp buckets.

- Shuck Oysters using correct equipment.

- Responsible for Pull Thaw for the entire restaurant.

- Perform the role of a Busser.

- Provide a clean and safe environment for Customers.

- Be aware of surroundings.

- Maximize trips to and from the dining room, bar and dish area.

- Provide clean tables quickly, quietly, efficiently and thoroughly.

- Pre-bus continually.

- Clean and maintain inside and outside of restaurant (including grease trap, back dock and dumpster area).

- Provide awesome service to all Customers.

- Always have a “do whatever it takes” personality.

- Hold doors open for Customers.

- Pull out chairs for female Guest.

- Accommodate and meet special needs of Customers (senior citizens, large parties, business meetings, etc.).

- Perform secondary responsibilities.

- Assist Host by seating Customers.

- Support Servers.

- Help with restroom cleanliness.

- Complete assigned opening, ongoing, and closing sidework.

- Maintain a safe, sanitary, and secure environment at all times.

- Notify a Manager of all Customer complaints.

- Remain calm at all times.

- Perform any other tasks or duties as assigned by a Manager.

Required Skills

- High school degree or GED preferred.

- Six months to one year minimum dishwashing and/or Busser experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Good reading, writing, mathematical and communication skills.

- Able to interact professionally with other Customers and Team Members.

- Able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

- Good judgment and decision making abilities.

Physical Requirements (as required by OSHA)

- Must be able to spend 100% of working time standing, walking, and reaching.

- Pushing, pulling and lifting objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally, from position to position.

- Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching in narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

- Climbing and ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and ramps.

-  Must be able to carry loads greater than 50 pounds frequently.

- Must be able to communicate clearly with our Customer in the primary language of the restaurant.

- Hearing sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.

- Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.